FOCUS Program records, 1982-2004

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Focus Program
Abstract:
The FOCUS Program is an interdisciplinary living/learning community for first and second year students to expand the boundaries of their knowledge and work closely with distinguished faculty. The collection contains material pertaining to the day to day operations of the FOCUS program, and is divided into eight series: brochures and flyers; budget; clippings; newsletter; student writing; surveys; yearly files; and oversize. The materials in the collection date from 1982-2004.
Extent:
3.2 Linear Feet
1000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.25.42.0001
University Archives Record Group:
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences > 42 -- FOCUS Program

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains material pertaining to the day to day operations of the FOCUS program, and is divided into nine series: brochures and flyers; budget; clippings; newsletter; student writing; surveys; yearly files; oversize; and visual materials. The yearly files contain general information regarding the operation of the program including participant lists, synopsis of the programs offered for that year, memoranda, some budget information, and details concerning faculty recruitment. The oversize series contains a photograph album of the 1997 FOCUS trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. The visual materials include photographs and negatives of FOCUS events. They are largely unidentified but are dated by year. The materials in the collection date from 1982-2004.

Biographical / historical:

The FOCUS Program is an interdisciplinary living/learning community for first and second year students to expand the boundaries of their knowledge and work closely with distinguished faculty.

Participation in the Focus Program offers the following opportunities to first-year and second-year students: small group seminars, shared housing with other Focus students, integrated learning experiences across academic disciplines, and opportunities to venture beyond Duke's campus into the community.

Acquisition information:
The FOCUS Program records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 2006-2007 and 2010.
Processing information:

Processed by Sherrie Bowser, December 2007

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, December 2007

Updated by Kimberly Sims, March 2011

Accessions UA2006-0005, UA2007-0017, UA2007-0061, and UA2010-0010 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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Subjects:
Interdisciplinary approach in education
Names:
Duke University. Focus Program
Duke University. Focus Program

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[Identification of item], FOCUS Program Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.